Vaccination & Immunisation

What We Do

The Vaccination and Immunisation service exists to ensure the safe and effective delivery of all vaccine programmes within Liverpool and to maintain standards of clinical excellence. There are a variety of vaccinations that need to be given at specific points during childhood, in order to protect against disease in later life.

There are also recommended vaccines for adults of certain ages or for those who suffer from chronic disease processes.

The service aims to raise awareness and promote uptake of these vaccines via campaigns, promotional stalls at health promotion events, via media and by speaking at public events

The service is audited to ensure consistency of excellence and to identify any potential issues related to the service.

Some vaccinations will be delivered via the Health Visitor/Family Health Nurse and others by School Nurses e.g.

Find Us

Contact Details

Vaccination sessions will be held at a variety of clinics, children’s centres and GP surgeries throughout Liverpool.

Adult vaccination services and times can be accessed by phoning the GP surgery.

Childhood Immunisation clinics are often discussed during an appointment with the Health Visitor and the nearest clinic and times may be written in the child’s red book or entered in the child’s eRedbook.

Parents should contact their named Health Visitor or GP for further details of Immunisation clinics.

Referrals

Referral Information

Consent to Immunisation form generally completed at first Health Visitor review

Child Health system will then automatically generate childhood immunisation appointments

Individuals new to the Country are assessed and immunised by specialist Health Visitors

GP surgery can also supply vaccines for new residents and monitor the population to provide other adult vaccinations at appropriate times

TB team specialise in Tuberculin skin tests and targeted BCG vaccination. The contact number for the TB team is 0151 295 3874. The team will send TB Service Referral forms out to Health Care Practitioners wishing to refer patients to the service. However, the skin tests and BCG vaccination for Occupational or travel purposes are no longer provided by this service but by the Well Travelled Clinic, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, L3 5QA. Phone number: 0151 705 3223.

Changes to Recommendations: Administration of Multiple Live Vaccines

Public Health England have released new evidence based guidelines on the administration of live vaccines. In the majority of cases, the old 4 week rule of thumb is no longer applicable except for MMR & Varicella/Zoster, which must be administered either on the same day or 4 weeks apart.

Yellow Fever and MMR must not be administered on the same day but 4 weeks apart (except for emergency cover, give the 2nd MMR after the 4 week period).